Often denotes in Scripture only a less degree of love, Genesis 29:30,31 Deuteronomy 21:15 Proverbs 13:24 Malachi 1:2,3 Luke 14:26 Romans 9:13 . God has a just and perfect abhorrence of sin and sinners, Psalm 5:5 . But hatred in general is a malevolent passion, Galatians 5:20 , and no one who is not perfect in love, can hate without sin.
Although written in 1859 by William Rand, this dictionary of the Bible from the American Tract Society is still relevant today.Wikipedia
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